Monthly Archives: October 2011

MAG COVER: KANDI BURRUSS TALKS BUSINESS IN ‘ROLLING OUT’

Singer-songwriter, Kandi Burruss is in this week’s issue of Rolling Out magazine. The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member talked about becoming a business woman and stepping out with her own Bravo reality show, The Kandi Factory.

On her reality show, The Kandi Factory:
On The Kandi Factory, I get to take your average everyday person who may have a dream to become an artist and give them a total makeover. Me and my team of [industry] professionals are going to transform this person by giving them a new song, a new look, a new style, hair, makeup, choreography, everything it takes to be an artist.

On opening her own fashion boutique, TAGS:
It’s funny, when I first opened the store, a lot of people said crazy stuff, like, ‘oh she’s going to go out of business.’ And I just said, ‘they don’t know me because I do not lose. Any normal person wants to look good, but I wanted to make my store affordable, where you could buy a hot outfit, look good, and you don’t have to worry about breaking your bank. And I think we’ve accomplished that…

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TWITTER LOOP: KANYE WEST ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM / SNOOP TWITPICS FROM SET OF NEW VIDEO

Now that he has finally debuted his first women’s clothing line, Kanye West is getting ready to embark on a domestic Watch the Throne tour with his mentor Jay-Z (ENTER TO WIN TICKETS). The producer/designer took to his Twitter page on Wednesday evening to announce his newest project: G.O.O.D. Music: The Album.

You may remember that mid-last year, West dropped a mixtape, featuring Big Sean, Common and others. This time around the compilation may include his newest signees Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce, Teyana Taylor and Nigerian singer, Dbanj. Good to hear that he has an actual album coming out with all of his label artists in the mix!

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SNOOP DOGG TWITPICS FROM THE SET OF “YOUNG, WILD & FREE”

The birthday man of the week Snoop Dogg tweeted pics of him and his “nephew” Wiz Khalifa while filming scenes for the official video for their Bruno Mars-assisted track, “Young, Wild & Free”. The single is from the soundtrack to their forthcoming film, Mac and Devin Go to High School.

( Photos: Twitter.com )
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FASHION: FUR IS WHAT’S IN FOR FALL

Don’t tell PETA, but fur accents are on track to be a top fall fashion trend. It’s already creeping into the wardrobes of some of Hollywood’s most stylish celebs like Ciara, Eve, and Rihanna. This is one of the easier trends to follow, as a fur accessory can be added to any outfit.

Follow Ciara’s lead, and top off a denim on denim look, with a fur vest. Continue

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HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: LOÏS MAILOU JONES

LOÏS MAILOU JONES (1905 – 1998) was a painter, art teacher and longest-surviving artist of the Harlem Renaissance.

Born on Nov. 3, 1905, in Boston, Mass., to Thomas Vreeland, a building super turned lawyer, and Carolyn Dorinda Jones, a cosmetologist, Loïs was blessed with artistic ability at an early age. Spending her summers on Martha’s Vineyard Island with her grandmother, Phoebe Moseley Adams Ballou, who was a respected businesswoman and landowner, Loïs fell in love with the bright colors around her, which varied greatly from the landscape of industrialized Boston. She continued painting and drawing with encouragement from mentors such as painter Jonas Lie, African-American classical composer Harry Burleigh and Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, the first black artist to make art which celebrated Afrocentric themes.

Upon graduating with honors from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1927, Loïs began a career in textiles until a decorator told her, “You couldn’t have done this, you’re a colored girl.” She went on to earn a certificate from Boston Normal School, now Massachusetts College of Art, as well a graduate degree from the Designers Art School of Boston.

Unable to find a teaching position in Boston, Loïs relocated to Sedalia, North Carolina, where she developed the art department at Palmer Memorial Institute. Shortly thereafter, Loïs began dating James Vernon Herring, founder of the Howard University Department of Art in 1922, Continue

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